DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN)
Consumer Discretionary · Full-service restaurants · NYSE
Dine Brands Global is a major restaurant franchisor and operator behind the iconic Applebee's, IHOP, and Fuzzy's Taco Shop brands.
What DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC does
Dine Brands Global is a restaurant company that develops, franchises, and operates three restaurant concepts: IHOP (family dining), Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar (casual dining), and Fuzzy's Taco Shop (fast-casual). The company operates primarily through a franchise-based model, complemented by a smaller number of company-owned locations and rental income from restaurant properties leased to franchisees.
Recent developments
In the second quarter of 2026, the company reported growth in total revenue driven by an increase in company-owned restaurant sales, following the acquisition of multiple locations from franchisees. The company continues to prioritize its dual-branded IHOP and Applebee's restaurant program as a key growth initiative.
From DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC's filing of 2026-08-05.
Themes: franchise business model, casual dining, family dining, fast-casual dining, restaurant real estate
Fundamentals
- Price$29.47 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$373M as of 2026-07-26 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+11.0% 2025-10-08 close $26.56 → 2026-10-08 close $29.47
- P/E27.52 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+1.9% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+40.9% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity5.58 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+8.4% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-1.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.95 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-05 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.7%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How DIN compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 258 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 314 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginmiddle range 191 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 326 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 169 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, DIN's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 181%, free-cash-flow payout 58%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout181% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout58% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC looks technically
DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN) is trading 7.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 74 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 25, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 18 trading days ago. It is 25.7% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 7.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -7.5% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $31.95 | $31.95 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $31.87 | $31.87 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed five-part downward sequence — the pattern Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — which on that reading would now be due a pullback rather than more of the same; the labelling fails if price closes below 27.38. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible five-wave downward sequence, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 74 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 74 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 25, with sellers in control | 25.4 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 47.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the upper half of its 14-day range ($27.38 to $30.53) — its "stochastic" reading is 66 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 66.4 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 11 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $39.68 | $39.68 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 25.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -25.7% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 26.9% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +26.9% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 25.7% below its highest point of the past year | 25.7% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 18 trading days ago | 18 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 18 trading days ago | 18 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $114.23 (set on 2015-02-24) | $114.23 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($24.15 to $38.81), and it has given back close to two thirds of its rise from last year’s low — 64% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket", and this is inside it — for this company that is $29.28 to $29.75. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 63.7% |
| From the all-time high | it is 74.2% below its all-time high | -74.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.6% below a resistance level at $29.63 — a price it turned at four times since 2024-10-22, most recently on 2026-09-23. Since 2024-10-08 it has 8 such levels below the current price and 8 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $5.24 (set on 2009-02-23) | $5.24 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 462.4% above its all-time low | +462.4% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 76% of it) | 24th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.35 between its high and its low — about 4.6% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.35 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $27.08 and $30.07 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $27.08 – $28.58 – $30.07 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.6% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.6% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.8 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (7.5% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.8 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.05× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bearish engulfing | 9 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 9 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
1
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.9% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.9% |
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Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 5.5 percentage points (the stock lost 4.5% while the market gained 1.0%) | -5.5% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 17.6 percentage points (the stock lost 13.7% while the market gained 3.8%) | -17.6% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 10.6 percentage points (the stock gained 6.8% while the market gained 17.5%) | -10.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 4.0 percentage points (the stock gained 11.0% while the market gained 15.0%) | -4.0% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 14% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thin, spanning 0.9% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | -14.4% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 6% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $31.31 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -5.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-05 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $30.40 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 46 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -3.1% |
Price levels it has turned at before
DIN last closed at $29.47 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 8 prices below its last close and 8 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $29.63 | Resistance | 0.6% above the last close | turned there four times · 2024-10-22 to 2026-09-23 |
| $28.48 | Support | 3.4% below the last close | turned there five times · 2024-12-23 to 2026-06-03 |
| $31.32 | Resistance | 6.3% above the last close | turned there four times · 2024-11-20 to 2026-05-06 |
| $27.41 | Support | 7.0% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-03-10 to 2026-10-01 |
| $32.00 | Resistance | 8.6% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-01-29 to 2026-05-29 |
| $26.61 | Support | 9.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-07-23 to 2026-09-15 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $27.38.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 4 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-10-08.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · lagging the market · Near the golden pocket (has given back about two thirds of its 52-week move) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (3.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 3 analysts
- Mean price target$36.33 range $33.00 – $38.00; median $38.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-08. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for DIN
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.9757 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-08
- Estimate change, 30 days-$0.0249 (-2.5%) from $1.00, on 2026-09-03, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward13% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on national and regional economic conditions which impact consumer spending at restaurants.","Risks associated with the reliance on franchisees and the ability to maintain uniform brand standards across franchised units.","Potential for material losses from legal proceedings, including class action lawsuits."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of DIN's 10-Q filed 2026-08-05 against the prior one filed 2026-05-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (filed 2026-08-05) reports results for the three and six months ended June 28, 2026, compared to the three months ended March 29, 2026 reported in the older filing (filed 2026-05-06).
- Newer filing adds narrative discussing an increase in closure and impairment charges primarily due to the impairment of trademarks for the three months ended June 28, 2026.
- Newer filing adds narrative that franchise revenues decreased due to the acquisition of 48 Applebee's restaurants in June 2026.
- Newer filing adds narrative that general and administrative expenses increased due to increased reorganization costs and higher professional service fees from the acquisition of additional company-owned restaurants for the three months ended June 28, 2026.
- Removed:
- Older filing (filed 2026-05-06) includes 'Loss on extinguishment of debt' line item in the consolidated results table, which is absent from the newer filing's consolidated results table.
- Older filing includes company-level 'Domestic average weekly unit sales' rows for IHOP, Applebee's, and Fuzzy's, which are absent from the newer filing's KPI table.
- Older filing includes detailed development data (beginning/opened/closed/ending restaurant counts by brand and franchise/company category), which is absent from the newer filing.
- Older filing includes narrative about dual-branded domestic and international restaurant locations, which is absent from the newer filing.
- Reworded:
- Newer filing (filed 2026-08-05) narrative attributes the franchise revenue decrease to 'lower proprietary product sales, international franchise performance, less franchise termination fees recognized in the current period, and a decrease in Applebee's same restaurant sales change', whereas the older filing (filed 2026-05-06) attributes it to 'lower proprietary product sales due to timing, weaker international franchisee performance and a decrease in franchise termination fees recognized'.
- Newer filing narrative states total cost of revenues increase was 'partially offset by lower bad debt expense as compared to the prior year quarter', while the older filing states the increase was 'primarily due to the increase in company-owned restaurants' without mentioning bad debt.
- Newer filing narrative states closure and impairment charges 'increased primarily due to the impairment of trademarks', while the older filing narrates closure and impairment charges 'decreased as a result of less one-time lease termination and lease asset impairment costs'.
- Newer filing narrative for the six-month period states franchise revenues decreased from 'lower franchisee termination fees, lower proprietary product sales due to a decrease in the types of product offerings, and a reduction in the number of franchised restaurants', whereas the older filing's three-month narrative does not mention a decrease in types of product offerings.
- Newer filing narrative for the six-month period states general and administrative expenses increased due to 'higher year to date incentive compensation due to an increase in the number of employees and higher expectations for the remainder of the year', a reason not present in the older filing.
- Notes:
- The two filings cover different reporting periods (three and six months ended June 28, 2026 versus three months ended March 29, 2026), so some detected changes result from different fiscal calendar periods rather than modifications to disclosure language.
- The newer filing text appears truncated; it ends mid-table in the Key Performance Indicators section, so a full comparison is limited to the portions provided.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-08-05) adds Exhibit 10.1: Performance Award Agreement dated as of June 15, 2026 by and between the Corporation and Lawrence Y. Kim.
- Notes:
- The requested Risk Factors section contains only the same 'no material changes' statement in both filings; all differences detected are outside the Risk Factors section (Items 2, 5, and 6), but are still from the provided texts.
- The 'Item 2' stock repurchase table data differs between the filings; this is presented faithfully from the provided source text, though these figures are not part of the Risk Factors section. This difference is not included in the 'additions', 'removals', or 'wording_changes' fields because the instruction focuses on the Risk Factors section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($51975) — 1 selling insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-08. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about DIN's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding DIN as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 2,026,834
- Reported value $72,820,205
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 2 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
DIN had 1,843,291 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
DIN had 14.6% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.73 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,843,291
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 14.6%
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,549,589
- Reported change 18.95%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.73
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Brinker International (EAT)
- Denny's (DENN)
- Bloomin' Brands (BLMN)
- Texas Roadhouse (TXRH)
- The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL)
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Frequently asked questions
What does DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN) do?
Dine Brands Global is a restaurant company that develops, franchises, and operates three restaurant concepts: IHOP (family dining), Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar (casual dining), and Fuzzy's Taco Shop (fast-casual). The company operates primarily through a franchise-based model, complemented by a smaller number of company-owned locations and rental income from restaurant properties leased to franchisees.
What sector is DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN) in?
DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Full-service restaurants. It trades on NYSE.
Does DIN pay a dividend?
Yes — DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.72% and 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC's (DIN) competitors?
Notable peers of DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN) include Brinker International, Denny's, Bloomin' Brands, Texas Roadhouse and The Cheesecake Factory. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN) overbought or oversold right now?
DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC (DIN) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on DIN come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.